reviewer 2 Flashcards
1
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- Dutch painter
- one of the most well-known post-impressionist artists
- considered to be one of the most influential artists who helped in laying
down the foundations of modern art - was highly emotional, lacked of self-confidence and struggled with his
identity and with direction
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VINCENT VAN GOGH
2
Q
- consisted of 5 figures sitting around a square table eating potatoes; four
of them are females and one male. - the mixed emotions residing in the faces of the occupants shine out
brightly. - vibrancy layered with the darkness is what draws one closer to examine
the smaller details of the painting.
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The Potato Eaters (1885)
3
Q
- there was a tonal shift in his work as he returned to incorporating the
darker colors from the beginning of his career - blue dominates the painting, blending hills into the sky. The little village
lays at the base in the painting in browns, greys, and blues. - the yellow and white of the stars and the moon stand out against the
sky, drawing the eyes to the sky.
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Starry Night (1889)
4
Q
- he did them in Arles, in the south of France, in 1888 and 1889.
- painted a total of five large canvases with sunflowers in a vase, with
three shades of yellow ‘and nothing else’. - with numerous variations of a single color
- ‘gratitude’
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Sunflowers
5
Q
- a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman
- the epitome of a true Renaissance man
- he made remarkable contributions to engineering, architecture,
science, urban planning, cartography, philosophy, and anatomy - his works were revolutionary realistic and expressive
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
6
Q
- mysterious gaze and enigmatic smile
- ordinary portrait of a young woman dressed modestly in a thin veil,
somber colors, and no jewelry might also confound its viewers
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Mona Lisa (c. 1503–19)
7
Q
- was commissioned by Ludovico Sforza, duke of Milan
- The Apostles’ postures rise, fall, extend, and intertwine as they appear to
whisper, yell, grieve, and debate around Jesus, who sits serenely in the
center. - tempera or oil paint on two layers of preparatory ground
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Last Supper (c. 1495–98)
8
Q
- Leonardo’s pen-and-ink drawing
- accompanied by notes, written in mirror script
*Vitruvius’s theory - the ideal human could fit within a circle and a
square, two irreconcilable shapes.
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Vitruvian Man
9
Q
- Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage designer
- one of the greatest artists of the 20th century
- Known for the art movement known as Cubism
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PABLO PICASSO
10
Q
- a chilling depiction of five nude prostitutes, abstracted and distorted
with sharp geometric features and stark blotches of blues, greens and
grays
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‘Les Desmoiselles d’Avignon’ (1907)
11
Q
- tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly
innocent civilians. - gained a monumental status, becoming a perpetual reminder of the
tragedies of war, an anti-war symbol, and an embodiment of peace.
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Guernica
12
Q
- a thematic continuation of the tragedy depicted in Picasso’s epic
painting Guernica - the image of a woman crying – a singular universal image of suffering
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The Weeping Woman
13
Q
- was a painter, sculptor, architect and poet
- widely considered as one of the most brilliant artists of the Italian
Renaissance - chief architect of St. Peters Basilica
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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
14
Q
- a vast painting of three hundred figures illustrating the pre-history of
salvation—Man’s time on earth before the coming of Christ.
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Sistine Chapel
15
Q
- mixed sand and lime and spread the mix over the wall
- apply the colors but had to do it fast, while the wall was still wet or
fresh - when it dried, the colors fused chemically with the lime and
became permanent
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*fresco technique:
